Everyone at Stirling Albion would like to wish all the very best to our former U19 team captain David Cross, who is heading to the United States this weekend to join NCAA Division II Drury University in Missouri.

The 19-year-old from Bannockburn was part of the Sporting Futures USA Programme for talented student athletes and will join other ex-Stirling Albion Youth Academy players like Chris Paton and Jack Donaldson in pursuing a soccer scholarship in the USA.

SAFC U20 coach David Binnie said: “David and the other players mentioned are ones who we feel will greatly benefit from spending three to four years developing their game in the full-time environment that the US College system can offer them.

“We keep in close contact with the players and have them back at Stirling Albion during the Christmas and summer breaks so we can continue to monitor their development, with a view to one day having them back at the club.”